Use of Smartphones to Increase Safe Sexual Behavior in Youths at Risk for HIV
In Mexico, young people continue to experience problems due to a lack of correct and consistent condom use during sexual intercourse. Objective: to evaluate the effect of a randomized controlled clinical trial with the use of smartphones to increase safe sex intentions and safe sexual behavior. Metho...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-UANL |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:299072649004 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=299072649004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/2990/299072649004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/2990/299072649004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/2990/299072649004/299072649004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/2990/299072649004/movil |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psicología HIV Smartphone Adolescents Intervention Sexual Behavior |
| Sumario: | In Mexico, young people continue to experience problems due to a lack of correct and consistent condom use during sexual intercourse. Objective: to evaluate the effect of a randomized controlled clinical trial with the use of smartphones to increase safe sex intentions and safe sexual behavior. Methods: experimental design with two treatment groups with 177 young people who requested the rapid HIV test in a non-governmental organization in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. The experimental group was given Respect M-Health with the use of mobile devices; the control group was given similar counseling without the use of mobile technology and 8 pencil and paper instruments were used. Results: the effect of the experimental group was greater in safe sexual behavior reflected in the means at pre-test M=64.80 (SD=1.86), post-test M=85.33 (SD=1.54), and at 30 days M=87.40 (SD=1.52), and in the safe sex intentions factor at pre-test M=78.50 (SD=3.07), post-test M=94.70 (SD=2.46), and at 30 days M=95.74 (SD=2.29). Conclusions: Smartphone use was an effective tool as a support to increase safe sexual behavior in youth. |
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